The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-25

A series of lectures delivered before the
students of Phillips Exeter Academy in the
year 1856, is just published by Messrs
Houghton d Miffiin; portland Loring, Short
d Harmony Rev. E. E. Hale's address is
upon Physical, Mental and Moral Exercises.
and abounds in his usual clear sense, felici
tous illustration and religious fervor. Presi-
dent McCosh of Princeton College, chose as
his topic The Force of Habit. Professor Fran
els A. Walker spoke Of Socialism; President
Bartlett selected the interesting topic of the
Spontaneous Element in Scholarship The
President of Williams College spoke greatly
to the purpose in urging upon American
youth the value of the sentiment of Reyer-
ence, too much neglected in the home train
ing OF our bright, self-sufficient boys and
girls. Men. Made, Self-made and Unmade,
and the Ideal Scholar were the themes re-
spectively of President Robinson of Brown
University and President Porter of Yale
College. The series closed with a brilliant
and sympathetic address upon Biography, by
Rev. Phillips Brooks. 1t was well to pre-
serve in convenient form these valuable lee
lures, not only to refresh the pleasant recol-
sA~AAS "a shVoO VIM NC1C oO lOItuudtt rs 10
hear them. but for the benefit of young men
throughout the country
Major Ponds memorial of A Summer in
England with Henry Ward Beecher will be
read with widespread interest. 1t has a sig
nificance now beyond the original intention
of the writer, who designed it as a pleasant
souvenir for Mr.. Beecher's family, a record
OF one OF the pleasantest passages in the life
OF the eminent preacher. He was cordially
received in England with public and private
hospitality, and spoke to enthusiastic audi
ences. Major Pond acted as Mr.. Beecher's
business manager, and viewed with the de-
light OF warmly attached friend, the APP
probation which the English people eyinced
Tor the strong, impulsive personality of their
American guest The somewhat bulky vol
ume includes, sermons, lectures and prayers
by Mr.. Beecher, facsimile of some MS.
notes of his address before an assembly of
theological students at London and pleas
ing portrait Of him. (New York Fords,
Howard & Hubert; Portland: Loring, Short
Harmony.
Although the late Henry 3. Stanton could
claim little of literary finish in his records
and Random Recollections, they are not the
less interesting to students of American his
tory and politics. He was a man thoroughly
alive to the great questions of the times, an
ardent Abolitionist, and had the honor of
association with Mr.. John G. Whittier in
some anti-slavery lectures at Gettysburg. He
knew many Of the prominent men in poll
tics and journalism, and was practically ac-
quainted with the art of the newspaper
writer. His "reminiscences are exceedingly
varied, and will interest large class of
readers. (New York: Harper & Bros; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmony
The plan of Miss Evangeline M. O'Con-
nor's Index to the Works of Shakespeare is
both useful and interesting. In addition to
the verbal references, are also included brief
outlines of the plays and slight sketches of
certain characters, supported by quotations
from eminent commentators. There is, how
ever an apparent lack of system, due, it may
be, to the large scope of reference and COM
ment which the design of the volume has ad-
mitted. New York: d. Appleton & Co..
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